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Home Products California Dagger - 18k Gold and Fossil Walrus Ivory

Price$12,000.00
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California Dagger - 18k Gold and Fossil Walrus Ivory

by Rapp, Steven, Warenski, Julie

SKU 1074938

Date Added 09/16/2024

# Available 1

Price $12,000.00

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Overview

This California Dagger by Steven J Rapp features a hand rub satin finished blade with 1" sharpened top edge, .186" blade stock and .972" blade depth, hidden tang construction. The handle has an 18k gold guard, frame and accents with fossil walrus ivory inlays. The handle and scabbard are adorned with tons of gold inlays and beautiful engraving done by Julie Warenski. Comes with a matching sterling silver scabbard with gold quartz belt stud. Excellent condition. Comes with a zippered case.

Product Details

Blade Length 5.625

Overall Length 10.25

Weight (oz) 7.5

Source Previously owned

Additional Specs

Knife Type Has Sheath, Hidden Tang

Blade Material Unknown

Blade Details Drop Point, Spear Point

Handle Material Horn & Antler, Metallic

About the Maker

Rapp, Steven

" I started making knives in the Autumn of 1980 with the intention of only making one or two for Christmas gifts. Soon, I found that I couldn't stop after making one or two knives, or even ten knives - I was HOOKED on making knives! As a child and a young adult, I was always involved in music, art, and building things. At the age of 15, I built my first car from the ground up. All throughout school I played the French Horn in everything from orchestras to Jazz bands, and then professionally for a short time. Now, creating unique, one-of-a-kind knives has been the best way for me to express my passion for art. Creating art is so important to me. Many hours of meticulous workmanship go into each and every one of my hand-made knives. I take tremendous pride in my craft and constantly strive to to expand my designs and abilities to make a knife. I love making new designs, especially if there is some challenge to making the knife - some new element I haven't yet done."

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Warenski, Julie

My career in custom knifemaking began in 1986 when I met Buster Warenski who taught me the art of engraving. I was taking an engraving class, which he taught, and later that year we were married. Within one year I was engraving every knife we made and also engraved for many other knifemakers and customers all over the world. Over the years I worked in many areas of knifemaking helping with knife designs and also making many parts of our knives, as well as doing all the embellishment on them. We had a great marriage and awesome relationship until he was so unexpectedly taken away forever. He used to joke that he was going to teach me how to grind the blades so he could just retire, but I quickly let him know that there was no way this was going to happen. I often wish now that he had taught me his techniques to grind the knife blades. After Buster’s passing, I had a strong desire to make knives and continue to make the great art knives that I had worked on and had a unique partnership with for the past 20 years. A past student of Buster’s, Curt Erickson, had offered to help teach me to grind the way Buster had taught him. He was the only person Buster had really tutored in knifemaking and I graciously accepted his offer. After working with Curt and with his help I won the Buster Warenski award for the best Art Knife at the New York knife show in February 2006. We were married in 2006, and now work together in a new and exciting partnership in knifemaking. There will be many fabulous knives in our future together as we are dedicated to making some of the best art knives possible.

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